Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Preetam

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Bench R. Banumathi and Vineet Saran JJ.
Decided 29 August 2018

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Penal Code, 1860 – s.376– Prosecutrix raped by respondent- accused– Trial court convicted the respondent– High Court reversed the conviction and acquitted the respondent– On appeal, held: In the present case evidence of prosecutrix (PW-1) is supported by medical evidence and also by the evidence of PW-4, who saw the accused running away from the scene of occurrence– Delay in registration of .I.R. was properly explained– This was not considered by High Court– Judgment of High Court set aside and that of trial court convicting the respondent restored– However, in the instant case, the…

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